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[ENS] Arizona immigration law ignites prayer, protest, arrests / Video: Joy Mukaire of the Christian
>Episcopal News Service >July 30, 2010 Episcopal News Service is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ens. >Today's Episcopal News Service includes: * TOP STORY - Arizona immigration law ignites prayer, protest, arrests * DIOCESAN DIGEST - MARYLAND: Bishop sets policy for same-gender blessings * MISSION - 'Language Matters' symposium to encourage 'respectful' conversations about God and faith * PEOPLE - Steven Charleston appointed interim dean of Oklahoma's St. Paul's Cathedral * PEOPLE - Archbishop of Canterbury to receive Freedom of the City of Swansea * VIDEO - Joy Mukaire of the Christian Health Association of Sudan * DAYBOOK - August 2, 2010: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History * EPISCOPAL BOOKS & RESOURCES PICK - "Prayers for Each and Every Day" >_____________________ >TOP STORIES Arizona immigration law ignites prayer, protest, arrests Trinity Episcopal Cathedral hosts interfaith service >By Pat McCaughan [Episcopal News Service] Tensions escalated July 29 as Arizona's contentious immigration law went into effect, with both opponents and supporters vowing, "we will not comply." Protestors wore it on T-shirts and chanted it as a rallying cry during demonstrations outside the office of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in downtown Phoenix, where they marched after attending a 6 a.m. interfaith service at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Dozens were arrested after a standoff between demonstrators and police wearing riot gear. Arpaio, running for re-election, launched "Operation 1070," the 17th crime sweep since 2007 to identify, detain and deport undocumented persons, despite a July 28 federal court ruling barring police officers from checking immigration status during traffic stops, detentions and arrests. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79425_123784_ENG_HTM.htm More Top Stories: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ens >_____________________ >DIOCESAN DIGEST MARYLAND: Bishop sets policy for same-gender blessings >By ENS staff [Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Bishop Eugene Sutton has issued guidelines for clergy who wish to conduct same-gender blessings. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_123796_ENG_HTM.htm More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm >_____________________ >MISSION 'Language Matters' symposium to encourage 'respectful' conversations about God and faith >By ENS staff [Episcopal News Service] The National Council of Churches will host an August 9-11 symposium, "Language Matters," in Chicago for about 30 participants, lay and ordained, who "will discuss how to talk about God and faith in ways that respects the sensibilities of people from a variety of Christian traditions and viewpoints," according to a press release. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_123788_ENG_HTM.htm More Mission: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_ENG_HTM.htm >_____________________ >PEOPLE Steven Charleston appointed interim dean of Oklahoma's St. Paul's Cathedral >By ENS staff [Episcopal News Service] Bishop Edward J. Konieczny of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma announced July 29 that he has appointed retired Bishop Steven Charleston to serve as the interim dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in Oklahoma City. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_123787_ENG_HTM.htm >- - - - - Archbishop of Canterbury to receive Freedom of the City of Swansea >By ENS staff [Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will be presented with the Freedom of the City of Swansea at a July 31 ceremony in the Welsh city's Guildhall, according to a press release from Lambeth Palace. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_123786_ENG_HTM.htm More People: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_ENG_HTM.htm >_____________________ >VIDEO Joy Mukaire of the Christian Health Association of Sudan [Episcopal News Service] Joy Mukaire, executive director of the Christian Health Association of Sudan, talks to ENS during a recent visit to New York about how the churches in Sudan are strategically positioned to serve society's most vulnerable people. Video: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80056_ENG_HTM.htm#ooid=NmdGtmMTpQIMs4MJ0IJtKGaqxyE34svd,M0aXNsMTo3ItFKXSumnpWYtrO7M4Hhdx More Multimedia: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80056_ENG_HTM.htm >_____________________ >DAYBOOK >On August 2, 2010... * Today in Scripture: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm * Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm * Today in History: On August 2, 1853, the first convocation of clergy and laity of the Episcopal Church in the Oregon and Washington Territories was held in Oregon City. >_____________________ >EPISCOPAL BOOKS & RESOURCES PICK "Prayers for Each and Every Day" by Sophie Piper, hardcover, 64 pages, Oct 2008, $14.95. [Paraclete Press] Every child will enjoy this thoughtful and beautiful gift of prayer. This colorful collection has prayers for each day of the week -- morning and evening -- plus prayers for use in the home throughout the seasons of the year. This collection includes both familiar favorites and new writing, including some psalms and prayers taken from other famous Bible passages. With a theme for each day (Choosing the Right Way; God's Blessing; Forgiving and Forgiven; Living Wisely; Love One Another; God's World; A Child of God) the prayers provide a mini-liturgy that can become part of a child's life. Reading level for ages 4-8. To order, please visit Episcopal Books and Resources online at http://www.episcopalbookstore.org, call 800-903-5544, or visit your local Episcopal bookstore.